Hellobee Boards Topic: How does your kid act when tired?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How does your kid act when tired? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 08:59:15 +0000 pounce-a-lot on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871949 Thu, 14 Feb 2019 02:18:40 +0000 pounce-a-lot 2871949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We can always tell when Daniel (4 y.o.) is tired - he goes hyper. We have always found TV to be something he'll sit down for though so its TV bath bed here. If Daniel is getting out of control, I give him a bear hug with him facing out and talk through my own breathing - it helps me and sometimes he joins in (we do this when he's crying so hard too following a strop). SweetiePie on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871411 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:18:08 +0000 SweetiePie 2871411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My older son up until I’d say maybe 3 was a disaster when tired. Which is why we rarely let him get tired. Lol. He would just start crying uncontrollably, turning purple and like trembling. It was insane. Now (4.5) he just gets kinda wild. Like runs around and bounces off walls. But he’ll still go to sleep easily when it’s time. My younger one will maybe get a little fussy if we push it too far, but mostly he just glazed over and gets quiet and you can’t get him to react to anything. He’ll be 1 on Saturday. Both were easy to sleep train and are excellent sleepers overall. littlejoy on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871400 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:33:27 +0000 littlejoy 2871400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our oldest (she's 5) gets impulsive, resistant, angry and (sometimes) violent. She's a very high sleep needs child, and if we miss the mark on bedtime, it's horrible. Our youngest doesn't seem affected at all. She's extremely adaptable, and just rubs her eyes. Even if she's over-tired, bedtimes are easy. Rocker2014 on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871368 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:54:08 +0000 Rocker2014 2871368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO (4) completely loses her ability to cope when tired. With anything. Real or imagined. Fun times. She's always been a terrible sleeper, so we're pretty schedule driven around here. Mrs. Lemon-Lime on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871360 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:36:05 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2871360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My LO, 33 months gets super hyper and uncooperative. That’s a tell tale sign he needs to get some rest. He’s also mastered the art of the furrowed brow and bass in his voice, so when he’s tired it extra frustrating because he sounds mad too. snarkybiochemist on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871348 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:00:13 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2871348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ E at 15 months (and for many months now) gets emotional and its hard to make her happy, she is also clingy and cries if I set her down when she is tired or sick. She generally willingly goes to bed, even if sometimes its stupid early and I can tell she truly needs it if she doesn't talk to herself before falling asleep. kayla0416 on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871333 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:19:34 +0000 kayla0416 2871333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both my girls (almost 3 and 14 months) get extremely hyper and giggly, but also can melt down over the smallest thing. The older one has always been an excellent sleeper, goes to sleep by herself with little/no argument and sleeps hard for 11-11.5 hours and still naps well too. She sometimes even asks to go to sleep because she knows she's tired. The younger one has always been tough to get to sleep and stay asleep, despite us treating them the same (sleep training, blackout curtains, sound machine, etc). bhbee on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871326 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 08:56:00 +0000 bhbee 2871326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @pachamama: that’s kind of cute he identifies his own behavior! (Not in the moment I’m sure) I did not properly appreciate my wilter until I got the opposite!! pachamama on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871323 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 08:40:58 +0000 pachamama 2871323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bhbee: my son HITS, chases the pets, and straight up acts like a dick. It's super formulaic. Hits, says he's a "mean guy", and kicks the dogs. Every time. So at least we know when he's tired. I wish he would wilt or fade!! 😩😩 bhbee on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871317 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 08:21:18 +0000 bhbee 2871317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @catgirl: yes forced to sleep is a good way to put it! We also bought blackout curtains for our crazy man, we needed every tool in the box! catgirl on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871315 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 08:08:11 +0000 catgirl 2871315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD gets wild, hyper, defiant, insanely emotional, and quite honestly - just miserable to be around. It's a large part of why even at 4, we stick to a pretty strict schedule. She still naps every day and the handful of times we have skipped it for holidays or other special events have always ended horribly. She has had high sleep needs since she was born and has always been a good sleeper once asleep but basically needs to be forced to go to sleep. Black out curtains, sound machine, and a strict sleep schedule. Kaohinani on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871312 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 05:58:04 +0000 Kaohinani 2871312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD (nearly 11) gets very emotional and "snippy." She has been this way her entire life. DS (4), on the other hand, gets all wound up (hyper) and starts not listening. He also tries to take out every toy he has in his toy boxes and whines, "No na-night, mama. I don't wanna go." (Very manipulative. 😂) PurplePeony on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871302 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 02:37:00 +0000 PurplePeony 2871302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD (5) gets Jekyll-and-Hyde, huge mood swings between hyper silliness and total meltdowns. She can be a real drama queen even at the best of times so she’s just impossible to deal with when she gets overtired. She dislikes going to sleep but fortunately, once she crashes she’s out until morning. bhbee on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871299 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:42:10 +0000 bhbee 2871299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Champagne: I’m so scared of sending ds to kinder! I feel like he’ll be exhausted all the time and every evening will be insanity. We may be returning to his early in life 6:30 bedtime! :silly: He also cries a lot when tired and says “I don’t know why I can’t stop crying” - well I know buddy, now just lay down and sleep!! ALV91711 on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871298 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:28:46 +0000 ALV91711 2871298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS (almost 6) gets whiny and emotional when he’s tired. He also gets clingy. Baby (5 months) just shrieks when he’s tired. Foodnerd81 on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871296 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 22:38:39 +0000 Foodnerd81 2871296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Btw my kids’ behavior when they are sick is similar. Older one is just insane. Humongous tantrums and meltdowns. That was how I always knew when she had an ear infection. My younger just had an ear infection and she woke up really crabby, cried and whined, said her ear hurt one time, then fell asleep on me for an hour, transferred to her crib, slept there for another two when I had to finally wake her up for the doctor appt. Mrs. Turtle on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871295 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 22:20:49 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2871295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ O is just like your middle one. She gets crazier and increasingly more defiant/mischievous until eventually she's totally out of control and we kind of give up any kind of reasoning and just survive the evening. Especially on the no nap days. She is actually getting better about bedtime these days, but she used to basically bounce off the walls until she crashed and fell asleep hard. Now she will lie still for a minute or two before she falls asleep. She is a fairly decent sleeper at this point (wakes maybe 1-3 times per week, usually because of a bad dream), but was REALLY REALLY AWFUL at sleeping until about 18 months. It's amazing she grew or developed at all because basically it seemed like she wasn't getting any good sleep. N seems a bit better, although she's a lighter sleeper than O so tends to stir more and wake up easily if anything is off. She will sleep through the night most nights when healthy, but teething, colds, coughs, O waking up, almost anything will wake her. But she doesn't do the crazy thing as she gets tired. So far she likes to put her head on my shoulder and snuggle a lot as she quietly winds down. I sure hope it lasts, I love the snuggles. JennyPenny on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871292 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:53:27 +0000 JennyPenny 2871292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My oldest (4.5) gets hyper and impulsive. When he reaches that point the whole evening is just shot. My almost 2 year old just kind of fades. We’ve noticed him laying down in the middle of the room and just putting himself to sleep 😂 I’d say my oldest is still a good sleeper but we did have to sleep train and continue to have to do it whenever there’s a change in routine. My youngest never needed any training to sttn and he is the easiest kid to put to bed. periwinklebee on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871290 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:17:58 +0000 periwinklebee 2871290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ He screams bloody murder until I stick a boob in his face and then he's instantly calm. No idea how we'll deal once I wean :silly: Mrs. Champagne on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871288 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:06:59 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2871288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My son (almost 5) loses his mind. Acts out and hits. Cries a lot. He’s really hard to deal with when he’s over tired... which is often. He sleeps about 730-630 and no naps and goes to kinder. He’s a tired boy and it’s reallt challenging for us. My daughter (2.5) just wants a soother and to snuggle. Easier age for that. And she doesn’t get as over tired because she sleeps 11-12 hours a night and naps. 2littlepumpkins on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871287 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 20:57:41 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2871287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bhbee: all of the above! 😂 My older two mostly just act sleepy and my middle gets grouchy. They both get gaggy if you push them far enough! My littlest cries. wrkbrk on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871286 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 20:57:37 +0000 wrkbrk 2871286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bhbee: He (3 yo) becomes whiny and impossible to make happy. Then I finally realize it and put him to bed which he fights until he crashes. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ Foodnerd81 on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871283 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 20:51:16 +0000 Foodnerd81 2871283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My older daughter was the crazy one. Just gets more and more wild and crazy and belligerent until she finally succumbs to the tiredness. And yeah she has always been a harder sleeper and was much harder to sleep train and still, at 5, can have sleep troubles. My younger one is more like your older, she just visibly gets more tired, more snuggly, will cry more often and is more irritable, but not the defiance I get from the older one. Then when I put her to bed she is out fast. She was easy to sleep train too and generally is an all star sleeper at night. She is 3, and her 5 year old sister has woken up during the night way way more often than her in the last year. bhbee on "How does your kid act when tired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-kid-act-when-tired#post-2871282 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 20:40:42 +0000 bhbee 2871282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just curious! DS was clearly exhausted today and probably getting sick ... his behavior was so bad! My oldest fades into the sunset ... just kind of wilts. She was always an easy sleeper at least comparatively. When she was younger she would definitely cry more when tired but not act wild. My middle is kind of the opposite and just gets crazier and crazier. Whatever shred of impulse control he had goes out the window. I find this mode hard because he doesn’t calm easily and he’s so hard to deal with until we get him the sleep he needs. There’s really not much calming/fading, he will thrash around and then suddenly be asleep. I wonder if that made him harder to train to be a good sleeper? What are your kid(s) like?